This coaching job Carlisle is doing...

[2times]

is completely unbelievable....how the hell did this team even make the playoffs.

 

[Journeyman]

good point...when you think how far they came back from!

If Artest was loony tunes they may be representing the East in Reggie's swan song

 

[2times]

Plus they have dealt with a lot more than Artest. Oneil suspension plus him getting hurt, Jackson suspension, Tinsley hurt....seriously how did this team make the playoffs.....and now they have a shot at the conference finals. I thought the C's would win in 5, they have absolutely no bench and somehow they could be in the conference finals. I can't stand the team, but if they win tonight.....hello South Beach....and with Shaq hurt who the hell knows:drink:

 

[bucsfan67]

Rick Carlisle might be the best coach in Basketball....look at his record with Detroit, and they got rid of him....LMFAO

their loss, our gain..

 

[bucsfan67]

Plus they have dealt with a lot more than Artest. Oneil suspension plus him getting hurt, Jackson suspension, Tinsley hurt....seriously how did this team make the playoffs.....and now they have a shot at the conference finals. I thought the C's would win in 5, they have absolutely no bench and somehow they could be in the conference finals. I can't stand the team, but if they win tonight.....hello South Beach....and with Shaq hurt who the hell knows:drink:

NO Bench?

they have probably the "best" bench of the teams in the playoffs, and certainly the most played....half of these guys were starters for 1/2 the season, and kept the Pacers in the playoff hunt......

If you removed the starting 5 from every team in the playoffs, and made them play only with their "non starters" i would take the Pacers against anybody..

 

[Journeyman]

Carlisle firing in Detroit , one of the most unfair firings in sports history.

 

[2times]

Dumars just didn't like him......I don't think anyone is complaining.....Detroit won a World Championship with Brown and Carlisle got to work for his boy Bird. Still the guy is doing an absolute amazing job. As for the Pacer bench....come on it sucks, you my friend are a homer. This is all coaching

 

[Noreaga+]

outstanding job by carlisle, but they are in the EAST.. a lot of cupcakes to get healthy against

 

[2times]

28 pts in a half.....you have to be goddamn kidding me:drink:

 

[2times]

At this stage the difference between the East and West is nothing. Detroit and Miami COULD beat any team in the West IMHO

 

[Noreaga+]

im not talking about the playoffs..im talking about getting to the playoffs int he east, is no great feat

 

[Noreaga+]

28 pts in a half.....you have to be goddamn kidding me:drink:

at the very least.. detroit will make a game of this, I promise. I wont be shocked to see them pull this one out.

 

[TheGeneral+]

Artest is a distraction and bad influence on the TEAM. Not proud of him being apart of the team. Would love to see Indy win a title without him, but that is about as likely as me getting together with Brook Burke in my bedroom. Wishful thinking. :smoker2:

 

[sharky99]

A great coach doing an unbelievable job, really got hosed in that whole Detroit thing, it was cool Larry Brown gave him high props when they won for the job he did before he took over

 

[Dawoofdaddy]

Tinsley played in the rucker league..........enough said!

Great coach getting the most from his players.

 

[zip32]

This Foster kid is a demon on the boards. Imagine that, a rebounder without a hundred tats, no colored hair or a fro that goes 6'2. Go Pacers!!!